Nanocatalysts and other nanomaterials for water remediation from organic pollutants

F Lu, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
With the industrial development, population increasing and climate change, water pollution
becomes a critical issue around the world. As a result, the remediation of water pollution …

Adsorption of organic contaminants by graphene nanosheets: A review

G Ersan, OG Apul, F Perreault, T Karanfil - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Graphene nanosheets (GNS) such as graphenes and graphene oxides (GOs) have been
widely investigated as next-generation adsorbents in both water and wastewater treatment …

Adsorptive removal of antibiotics from water and wastewater: progress and challenges

MB Ahmed, JL Zhou, HH Ngo, W Guo - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Antibiotics as emerging contaminants are of global concern due to the development of
antibiotic resistant genes potentially causing superbugs. Current wastewater treatment …

Sorption of ionizable and ionic organic compounds to biochar, activated carbon and other carbonaceous materials

M Kah, G Sigmund, F **ao, T Hofmann - Water Research, 2017 - Elsevier
The sorption of ionic and ionizable organic compounds (IOCs)(eg, pharmaceuticals and
pesticides) on carbonaceous materials plays an important role in governing the fate …

Nanomaterials for treating emerging contaminants in water by adsorption and photocatalysis: Systematic review and bibliometric analysis

L Zhao, J Deng, P Sun, J Liu, Y Ji, N Nakada… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment have become a worldwide problem.
Conventional wastewater treatment processes are ineffective for eliminating the emerging …

Impact of humic/fulvic acid on the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions using nanomaterials: a review

WW Tang, GM Zeng, JL Gong, J Liang, P Xu… - Science of the total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nowadays nanomaterials have been widely used to remove heavy metals from
water/wastewater due to their large surface area and high reactivity. Humic acid (HA) and …

Influence of oxygen-containing functional groups on the environmental properties, transformations, and toxicity of carbon nanotubes

AR Deline, BP Frank, CL Smith, LR Sigmon… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique physical and chemical properties that drive their use
in a variety of commercial and industrial applications. CNTs are commonly oxidized prior to …

Recent advances in new generation nanocomposite materials for adsorption of pharmaceuticals from aqueous environment

A Bhuyan, M Ahmaruzzaman - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
With rapid increase in the human population, a large amount of wastewater is generated
every year. The availability of fresh water is decreasing at an alarming rate due to rapid …

Carbon nanotubes as adsorbents in environmental pollution management: a review

X Ren, C Chen, M Nagatsu, X Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have aroused widespread attention as a new type of adsorbents
due to their outstanding ability for the removal of various inorganic and organic pollutants …

Three-dimensional graphene oxide nanostructure for fast and efficient water-soluble dye removal

F Liu, S Chung, G Oh, TS Seo - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2012 - ACS Publications
In this study, we demonstrated the potential of graphene nanomaterials as environmental
pollutant adsorbents by utilizing the characteristics of ultralarge surface area and strong π–π …